Trousers-stretcher.



Y. TAKANO.'

TRGUSERS STRETGHER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30. 1909. 972,66@ Patented oct. 1 1, 1910.

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YAICHIRO TAKANO, OIE ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

TROUSERS-STRETCHER.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YAIoi-imo TAKANo, a subject of the Emperor of Japan,and a resident of Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State ofNew Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTrousers-Stretchers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

rlhis invention relates to a trousers stretcher of a type which isadapted to suspend the trousers from a suitable support, at the sametime stretching out the wrinkles and forming creasesalong the properlines.

An object of this invention is to provide a device which will be simplein construction, strong, durable, easily manipulated, and posit-ive inits operation.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device which willautomatically put a tension on the material of a pair of trousers, whenonce adjusted.

These and further objects, together with the construction andcombination of parts, will be more fully described hereinafter andparticularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis speciication, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of one form of my device; Fig, 2 is a horizontalsection on t-he line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of amodified form of connection; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line4 4 of Fig. 1, showing the parts in their unfolded position; Fig. 5 is aview similar to Fig. 4, showing the parts in their closed or lockedposition; Figs. 6 and 7 are enlarged detail views in elevation of thelocking clamp, taken from opposite sides; Fig. 8 is a view in elevation,showing my device with a pair of trousers being pressed thereby; andFig. 9 is a horizontal section on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Referring more particularly to the separate parts of the device, 10indicates a hanger, which is formed with a suitable hook 11 at the topthereof, and is provided with a cross bar 12 near the bottom thereof.The cross bar 12 is provided at its outer extremities -with eyes 13through which are threaded suspending members 14, which are pivotallyconnected together at their upper ends by means of pins 15 and= links16. The vertical member of the hanger 10 extends Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed. September 30, 1909.

Patent ed Oct. 11, 1910.

Serial No. 520,328.

l preferably between the links 1G and the extremities of the members 14,so that there is a loose adjustable connection between the hanger 10 andthe suspending members 14.

In Fig. 3, another form of connection of the suspending members 14 tothe hanger 1() illustrated. This consists of a ring` 17, which isslidingly mounted on the upright member of the hanger 10, and isprovided with flanges 18, which form pivotal supports for pins 19, whichpivotally support the suspending members 14.

Secured in any well known manner to the lower ends of the suspendingmembers 14, there are provided creasers 20, which consist of two members21 and 22 of any suitable forin and material, such as longitudinalboards which are hinged together at their back edges by means of hinges23. The members 21 and 22 of the creasers 2O are adapted to swing fromthe open position illustrated in Fig. 4 to the closed positionillustrated in Fig. 5, so as to press the side edges of a pair oftrousers, as illustrated in Fig. 9.

In order to secure the hangers 20` in their closed position, there areprovided on each creaser a plurality of clamps 24. These clamps consistof a stationary member 25 secured to one of the boards 21 and 22 in anywell known manner, and a movable member 26 pivotally connected to thestationary member 25, so as to swing in a plane parallel to the planesof said -stationary members, and having a threaded opening in its outerextremity, in which a set screw 27 is adjustably secured. The set screw27 is adapted to bear on a facing or wear plate 28, which is secured inany well known manner to the other member of the creaser. By this means,when a pair of trousers has once been placed in the creaser, and theparts thereof closed together, a pressure may be applied, which may bevaried as desired.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from the abovedescription. Before placing a pair of trousers in the creasers, thehanger 10 is slid down upon the suspending members 14, drawing themtogether. The creasers 20 are then opened, and the edges of the trousersinserted between them. After this has been done, the creasers are closedand locked tightly together by means of the clamps 24, the desiredpressure being obtained by screwing the set screws 27 more or lesstightly. The

device containing the trousers is then suspended from the hook l1 on thehanger 10. IVhen this has been done, the weight of the trousers and thecreasers will move the suspending members lt downwardly relative to thehanger l0, thereby causing the lower ends of the suspending members tospread apart, and forcing the creasers 20 to put a side tension on thetrousers, stretching them and drawing out the wrinkles.

Thus a convenient hanger is provided, which will, at the same time thatit suspends the trousers, form a crease along the proper lines andstretch out t-he wrinkles in the trousers.

IVhile I have shown one form of my device, I do not wish to be limitedto the specific elements therein, but desire to cover the idea asbroadly as possible within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. In a device of the class described, the combinationwith trousers-gripping means, of members connected to said grippingmeans and pivotally connected together, and a hanger adjustablyconnected to said members and adapted to spread said members apart whensuspended.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair ofgripping members, of a pair of suspending members pivotally connectedtogether and connected to said gripping members, and a hanger slidinglyconnected to said suspending members and adapted to spread them apart.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a hanger, ofa pair of suspending members adjustably connected with said hanger, anda creaser connected to each of said suspending members, said creaserseach comprising a pair of gripping boards hinged together, a stationaryclamping member secured to one of said boards, and a movable clampingmember pivoted to said stationary clamping member so as to rotate in aplane parallel thereto.

4. In ay device of the class described, the combinat-ion with a hanger,of a pair of suspending members adjustably connected to said hanger, anda creaser secured to each of said suspending members, said creasers eachcomprising a pair of gripping boards hinged together, a clamping membersecured to one of said gripping boards, a clamping member pivotallysecured to said rst-mentioned clamping member so as to rotate in a planeparallel thereto, and a set screw adjustably connected to saidsecondmentioned clamping member.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a hangerprovided with a hook at its upper end and a cross bar at its lower end,said cross bar having an eye at each end thereof, of a pair ofsuspending members pivotally connected together at their upper ends, andthreaded through said eyes near their lower ends, and a creaser securedto each suspending member at its lower end, said creasers eachcomprising a pair of gripping boards hinged together, a stationaryclamping member secured to one of said gripping boards, a movableclamping member pivotally secured to said stationary clamping member soas to rotate in a plane parallel thereto, a facing plate on the other ofsaid gripping boards, and a set screw on said movable clamping memberadapted to bear against said facing plate.

6. The combination with a plurality of gripping members adjustablyVconnected to gether, of a hanger for supporting said members, slidinglyconnected to said members and adapted to spread said members apart.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

YAICHIRO TAKANO.

Vitnesses:

ALBERT A. HOPKINS, JOHN P. DAVIS.-

